Mine That Bird: Three races after the Belmont

Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird will have three more races in his 3-year-old season after the Belmont Stakes. That’s what Bennie “Chip” Woolley, the colt’s trainer, said Thursday.

The main goal for the gelding will be the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita in October. Before that, Woolley said he can see two more races on his schedule.

The Travers at Saratoga? The Haskell at Monmouth? How about hooking older horses in the Woodward at the Spa or perhaps the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont?

If Woolley has any idea, he isn’t saying.

“We haven’t decided where those races will be and what they will be,” Woolley said on a national teleconference. “We will sit down after this race (Belmont) and give him a few days and then we’ll map it out. We will look at all options, every major race around.”

During Preakness week, Woolley said Saratoga had not yet been considered for Mine That Bird.